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01. Zero - Adios Texas
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02. Zero - The Kung Fu Song
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03. Zero - Marathon Woman
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04. Zero - Underwater Frequencies
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05. Zero - Deranged
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07. Zero - Fake From The Start
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08. Zero - We Blew It
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10. Zero - Myself As A Fool
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11. Zero - Recife, 1974
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ARTIST
ZERO
TITLE
Ain't That Mayhem?
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
ICI D''AILLEURS
CATALOG #
IDA 134CD
IDA 134CD
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
8/2/2019
The Lyon band's recent collaborations with
Virginie Despentes
and
Béatrice Dalle
put them in the spotlight they deserved but this is just the latest chapter of a story started when they were young more than 25 years ago by
Eric Aldéa
and the drummer
Franck Laurino
. In the
Deity Guns
(89-93) and
Bästard
(93-98) and in a handful of albums (including productions by
Lee Ranaldo
of
Sonic Youth
or
Andy Briant
of
Tortoise
), they were simply the pioneers of post-rock in France. And yet the chapter that arrives today almost resembles the "debut album" of a young band shot through with a fiery and insatiable desire to take on the world. A complex, distressing and oppressive world which is nonetheless rich in its very confusion. "Isn't it all a bit of a mess?" seems to be suggested by the title of this new album
Ain't That Mayhem
and its striking post-apocalyptic graphic art. There are no limits and who cares what tools, sounds, and instruments are used... There is trombone on the insistent instrumental "We Blew It" and even a kind of liturgical organ at the end of "Five Vs Six". The whole album catches hold of you with its hypnotic layering ("Deranged", "Myself As A Fool"), a chorus in unstable equilibrium ("Fake From The Start"), an unstoppable rhythm ("Marathon Woman", "Walking Force"), a singular tone of voice (the almost blues-like "Alligator Wine" borrowed from
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
), a guitar riff as simple as a tree that hides the forest of variations, advancing from behind to play with neurons and sensations ("Recife, 1974"). Just like the old manor that serves as a backdrop to this record, you might wonder how it all remains standing.
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